Monday, March 3, 2014

This Week on the Dining Table

We went to the restaurant supply store on Saturday. They had asparagus for $1.49 lb. so I loaded up with 4 lbs. Don't worry NONE of this will go to waste in my house as I am an asparagus addict!

The Sunday paper had an ad that the asparagus there was now .99¢ lb.

Figures, right? lolz

And here is what was planned last week---

Sunday--Leftovers(I had a big plate of Asparagus.) Monday--Chicken Risotto, Asparagus Tuesday--Birthday Dinner Out Wednesday--Roast Turkey, Carrots, Potatoes of some sort Thursday--Dinner Out(last of gift card & coupon) Friday--Beef Roast and some sort of fresh veggie I buy this week Saturday--Leftovers

And here is what actually happened---

Sunday--Leftovers(I had a big plate of Asparagus.) Monday--Chicken Risotto, Asparagus Tuesday--Leftovers(I had Rigatoni and Asparagus.) Wednesday--Roast Turkey, Asparagus, Au Gratin Taters Thursday--Leftovers of Fend for Yourself(I had a homemade burger and a large salad.) Friday--#2 Son for free b-day burger Out(I had a chicken sammie.) Saturday--Official B-day dinner Out(Thai food, mine had chicken in it.)

I finally made the Risotto....boy my arm is sore from all that stirring.lol

Only made 2 meals last week. We never got to Bob Evans to use that last dinner Q but we still managed to eat out 2 nights.

I spent a total of $42.59 on groceries last week, including the .01¢ I spent at Rite-Aid.

I spent $4.09 on head of lettuce($1.49) and a bottle of dressing($2.59) at the local independent grocer-I found a bottle of that same dressing in the stockpile later. ugh

Food spending for February totaled $398.42 when all was tallied up last month.

We had food waste last week....a handful of grape tomatoes I didn't eat in time.

Going into the new week here are the leftovers we have.....everything is gone except for some slices off that turkey breast, which will keep in lunch sandwiches for a few days, and a pint of grape tomatoes, the organic stew beef(in the freezer)and the cauliflower(and the mayo is in the stockpile).

That makes 4 new meals and 3 leftover, from the freezer or planned over meals.

What I need to purchase for this menu?.......squash, asparagus, beef roast, eggs, rolls, carrots, onions(I am out of the 50lb. bag I got in September at the farm stand). Most of this I picked up on Saturday(first day of new grocery spending month), so only thing left to buy is rolls. I might attempt baking my own rolls and not go to the grocery store this week. at. all.

Nothing much in the sales ads I want or need but I do like going on Wednesday to check out the marked downs in produce and meats so I am torn. What would you do?

I have a meal plan but I'm just not in the mood to care about food or cooking. I think this miserable weather is making me depressed or seeing one of by dear friends this weekend and she was super thin. I may sit on her just to teach her a lesson. I need to diet. I swear I'm on a diet everyday until I get hungry.

I have found a bagged salad mix that will be used for four meals. The leftover turkey will go on it one day, canned tuna another. I have sweet potatoes, red cabbage, and carrots. I am considering thawing either ground round or some steaks. The reduced steaks will go in the crockpot with carrots, potato, onions like a roast. Since I have been losing weight, I sort of don't want to cook. That would work out if I didn't want to eat still.

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